The Parade will bring together many different faiths and ethnicities, through workshops delivered to a variety of community groups. Artists will lead the workshops where the parade’s floats, light art and lanterns are created.
We will engage young people, aged 7 to 18 years old, through workshops, allowing them to experience digital technologies and an opportunity to get creative with recycled materials. All floats will either be handheld or attached to upcycled bike trailers.
The process of creating artworks for public projects empowers young people helping them grow in confidence. Skills such as teamwork, creativity and engineering.
This project grows civic pride for all through creating a spectacular public arts event for all.

What we'll deliver:

A Parade of Light through Chelmsford Streets on 11th Nov

Workshops for local people to get involved in creating the pieces of work

Volunteer Opportunities for people to steward the event

Create imaginative lanterns and floats using technologies and recycled materials

Why it's a great idea:

- Giving people the opportunity to come together and create pieces of Art for Public use is an inspiring experience which can change people's concept of what they can achieve. It's empowering
- Chelmsford's diverse creative scene can come together to make something magical.
- The Parade can become an annual event and grow civic pride.
- The Light Parade gives Artists a chance to work on something collaboratively.

Steps to get it done:

Night of the Parade 11th November

Workshops Take Place - Throughout October every Saturday at the Ideas Hub in Chelmsford Central Library

Artists engaged to run workshops

Publicity Materials for the Parade are created and distributed

Ideas development with local creatives

Community groups are engaged and invited to the workshops that will take place in October

Dates are confirmed for workshops

Risk Assessments for route in place

Volunteers briefed on project and taken through safeguarding training.

Rehearsal of route of the parade.

This project will:
- Help us grow a new strong partnership with ethnic minority groups.
- Help households reduce waste by giving them an opportunity and instructions on how to create a lantern or lit object to take on the parade. We will create video tutorials which will be shared on social media and on our website which show how to create a simple recycled lantern. Objects that will be recycled are umbrellas that don’t work and a mixture of plastic bottle types.
- Bring people together and promote community cohesion.
- Give people an Arts project that is truly accessible.
- Give Artists in Chelmsford an opportunity to come together to create great work and work collectively.
- Give people who are interested in Arts and Culture an opportunity to gain experience in community arts projects.
- Allow BME groups to access High-Quality Arts projects.
- Be a celebration of our diverse City!

Chelmsford Partnership Co-ordinator will give 3 days support to the project - £280 day rate x 3 days - £840 (17%)

Indi Sandhu from Essex Culture and Diversity Project will give us 3 days support - £840 (17%)

Brochure collated by the City Council, which outlines all the events including Peace Parade. - £600 (12%)

Administration and Organising Project 10 half days x £40 - £400 (8%)

LED Light Strips 20 lots @ £10.45 - £209 (4%)

A full-page spread in ‘City Life’ magazine - £200 (4%)

Paper A3 pack 30 sheets x 35 packs = - £175 (4%)

Promotional Flyer Print 1000 copies and design - £134 (3%)

Battery pack with collector x 40 @ £3.15 each - £126 (3%)

Other - £443 (9%)

Costs Breakdown

This shows how money raised for the project will be spent. These costs have been confirmed by the project's Delivery Manager and verified.

19%

Artists Fee - £32.47 Hourly Rate (over 5 years experience) x 28 hours

£909

17%

Chelmsford Partnership Co-ordinator will give 3 days support to the project - £280 day rate x 3 days

£840

17%

Indi Sandhu from Essex Culture and Diversity Project will give us 3 days support

£840

12%

Brochure collated by the City Council, which outlines all the events including Peace Parade.

£600

8%

Administration and Organising Project 10 half days x £40

£400

4%

LED Light Strips 20 lots @ £10.45

£209

4%

A full-page spread in ‘City Life’ magazine

£200

4%

Paper A3 pack 30 sheets x 35 packs =

£175

3%

Promotional Flyer Print 1000 copies and design

£134

3%

Battery pack with collector x 40 @ £3.15 each

£126

9%

Other

£443

A website specific page on 'Visit Chelmsford' which relates to events.

£100

Spacehive fees

£88

Materials 6 Glue Guns

£60

Double AA Batteries x 100 @ £26.00 x 2 packs

£52

Tissue Paper 50 sheets of colour @£4.50 per pack x 10 packs

£45

Transaction Fees

£41

High Visibility Jackets x 10

£40

VAT

£18

Overfunding

This project is enabled for overfunding. If the project hits its funding goal before the end of the campaign period, any extra funds raised will be spent (in order of priority) on: 1) Allow for 10 more hours of Artists time to run workshops or create items/lanterns/floats
2) Employ Bangra Drummers to lead the Parade

Total £4,876

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About the Project Creator

Our programme promotes community cohesion through helping marginalised groups come together through artistic activity. This includes a wide variety of creative workshops and art groups, which use the Ideas Hub as a base, for example: “creative moods”, a Monday art group for those living with mental health disorders.

More recently this summer we re-established Chelmsford’s Arts trail with a local art gallery, Gallery 43, the arts trail runs from 22nd July 2018 to 5th August 2018 and has over 26 locations. We also organised the first Chelmsford portrait competition, which had two categories for professional and amateur artists.

For Chelmsford Festival, in June 2018, we delivered all the visual art events and dance events with young people who brought: Hip Hop, Bollywood, Salsa and many other dance styles to the streets of Chelmsford. We have worked with the local authorities Chelmsford City Council and Essex County Council over the last four years to strengthen the arts offer in Chelmsford.

In 2017 we delivered large-scale innovative artistic projects: Rain Art Chelmsford brought six artists together to create a Citywide trail of street art which only appeared in the rain, all the artworks were linked to the waterways in Chelmsford. We also were commissioned by, Abellio Greater Anglia, to create a large-scale mural, the theme was decided during art workshops with the help of local young carers at YMCA, this is on permanent display at Chelmsford Railway Station.